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OzCast
by OzFish Unlimited
OzCast is the official podcast platform of conservation charity, OzFish Unlimited. OzCast features leading scientists, fish ecologists, and industry experts revealing findings, explaining research, and communicating important issues affecting the health of Australian waterways and their surrounding environments. By drawing on their years of experience both in the field and the lab, OzCast provides a look below the surface into the historical, cultural and scientific world that surrounds our rivers, creeks, oceans and lakes.
Episodes
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Saving the Greynurse Shark
In this episode of OzCast, marine scientist Dr David Harasti explains why the Greynurse Shark is one of Australia's most vulnerable ocean species, and how simple changes in the way we fish can have a serious impact on their survival. He also explains the role these sharks play in the ocean's...
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A World Within: Unveiling the Secrets of Saltmarsh
In this episode of OzCast, Troy Gaston dives beneath the surface of the often-overshadowed marine habitat of Saltmarsh. Being the unassuming heros of our coast, Troy explains that saltmarshes are in fact ecological powerhouses playing a pivotal role in coastal ecosystems. After spending over 25...
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Now You See Me: Why Small-Bodied Fish Are Vital To The Murray-Darling Basin
Join us on this episode of OzCast as we look beneath the surface at the often-overlooked realm of small-bodied threatened fish species in Australian waterways with Dr. Nick Whiterod, a seasoned marine ecologist with over twenty years of dedicated research and conservation efforts. Dr. Nick…
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Open The Floodgates: The Story Of The Hexham Swamp
In this episode of OzCast, fisheries scientist Craig Boys dives beneath the surface of the Hexham Swamp, a Ramsar-listed wetland with ecological and cultural significance. Craig highlights the intricate relationship between aquatic ecosystems and human interventions, particularly focusing on the...
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The Perfect Storm - What is causing Australia's fish kills?
What's behind the horrifying phenomenon of fish kills in Australian inland waterways? Join us as we unearth the many fish kills that have taken place recently with Prof. Lee Baumgartner – the leading scientists who is involved in the government enquiry investigating the events. Throughout the...
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The battle against Carp: will the virus work?
On this episode of OzCast, Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper re-joins the show to look below the surface at one of the most topical questions circulating our inland fishing communities – should Australia release the Carp herpes virus (cyprinid herpesvirus 3)? Martin, who has spent decades looking into the...
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Sowing the seeds: South Australia's quest to green the blue with seagrass.
In this episode of OzCast, Jason Tanner dives beneath the surface of South Australian waters to unveil how he is working to "green the blue" by dropping sandbags in strategic areas to bring back the lost seagrass meadows of yesteryear. After spending over 25 years developing this technique from…
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Power in numbers (PART 2): The trials and tribulations of seagrass restoration in Australia.
PART 2: In this episode of OzCast, Professor Kendrick unveils the crucial role that seagrass plays in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, shedding light on its remarkable ability to support marine life and store blue carbon, even more effectively than tropical rainforests. With over 40 years of...
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Power in numbers (PART 1): The trials and tribulations of seagrass restoration in Australia.
In this episode of OzCast, Professor Kendrick unveils the crucial role that seagrass plays in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, shedding light on its remarkable ability to support marine life and store blue carbon, even more effectively than tropical rainforests. With over 40 years of…
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What's the go with flow? Why it's needed for native fish to thrive in the Murray Darling Basin.
In this episode of OzCast, we look below the surface of the flow of water in the Murray-Darling Basin as a critical factor that affects the health of the entire ecosystem and why it is fundamental for native fish. Iain Ellis, with 23 years in the management of fish production in the Murray…
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The Forgotten Reef: Why the world can't afford to keep losing shellfish
On this episode of OzCast, Dr Dominic Mcafee looks beneath the surface at Australia's lost shellfish reefs and our road to recover them back from the brink of extinction. Dr McAfee is a marine ecologist at the University of Adelaide who has dedicated his career to the restoration of Australia's...
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Screen time: how modern technology can help save hundreds of millions of native fish a year.
In episode five of OzCast, we look below the surface with fisheries scientist Dr Craig Boys to address what he considers one of biggest threats to native fish across Australia - unscreened irrigation pumps. In this in-depth chat, Craig explains why 97 million fish are killed every year in NSW…
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Fishing heritage in Australia - Exploring ancient origins and forgotten tales of yesteryear.
Prominent historian Anna Clark guides us through Australia's fishing history, delving into its pre-European settlement origins and highlighting the pivotal events and encounters that have shaped the present-day sport. With meticulous research dating back to the 1700s, Anna provides a vivid...
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Out of sight, out of mind – why endangered fish have an uphill battle to survive with Mark Lintermans
Native fish in Australia have been fighting tooth and fin for survival and its time we paid attention. On this episode of OzCast Out of Sight Out of Mind, Australia's authority on endangered freshwater fish and invasive species Mark Lintermans takes us through the ins and outs of the history and...
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How the river runs. The plight of and solutions for native fish in our inland rivers with Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper
In this episode, we chat with Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper about the problems facing the Murray Darling Basin, in particular, the effect of weir pools on flow in the river and the knock-on effect this has on our native fish. Martin takes us through a step-by-step summary of the demise of the Murray...
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Are we eating rubbish? The true magnitude of Australia's litter problem with Dr. Matt Landos.
This OzCast episode takes a look below the surface of our litter problem in Australia and chats to internationally recognised veterinary scientist Dr Matt Landos. Contaminants, like plastic and other chemicals derived from human activities, enter waterways and impact ecosystems. The episode...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
OzCast is the official podcast platform of conservation charity, OzFish Unlimited. OzCast features leading scientists, fish ecologists, and industry experts revealing findings, explaining research, and communicating important issues affecting the health of Australian waterways and their surrounding environments. By drawing on their years of experience both in the field and the lab, OzCast provides a look below the surface into the historical, cultural and scientific world that surrounds our rivers, creeks, oceans and lakes.
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OzFish Unlimited
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OzCast is the official podcast platform of conservation charity, OzFish Unlimited. OzCast features leading scientists, fish ecologists, and industry experts revealing findings, explaining research, and communicating important issues affecting the health of Australian waterways and their surrounding...
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OzCast is created and hosted by OzFish Unlimited.
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